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Oct 24, 2009 12:04 pm US/Eastern
Report: Franken Anti-Rape Amendment May Disappear
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Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) listens to opening statements during confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 13, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
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Senator Al Franken recently won support from a bipartisan majority in the Senate for his anti-rape bill that dealt with defense contractors. The bill would prohibit the Pentagon from hiring contractors whose employment contracts prevent workers from taking allegations of rape and discrimination to court. But it might be pulled from the defense appropriations bill by a fellow Democrat.
The bill passed by a 68-30 vote, with Florida Senators Bill Nelson and George LeMieux voted in favor of Franken's amendment.
But, Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii is receiving pressure to remove the amendment from the defense appropriations bill, according to the Huffington Post. Inouye is the chairman of the Appropriations committee.
The Pentagon sent a letter to the Senate saying the Senate should try to pass a law that would prohibit the clause in any business contract within U.S. jurisdiction. The issue was brought forward after an employee of Halliburton alleged she was raped and tortured by co-workers, but wasn't allowed to take her case to court due to a clause in her contract.
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